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If you are a home buyer in Seattle with kids, this post is for you.  You are no doubt concerned about having your children enrolled in the school district you plan on having them attend next year.  But enrollment is going on now and you haven’t found your home yet and may not move or several months.

Here is what you can do now.

Contact the enrollment office for the school district you plan on living in for the coming school year. 

Explain to them the situation(Don’t try to be cute or misrepresent your situation.  Be perfectly open and honest with them)

Here is what you say.

“Hello.   My name is ————.  My son/daughter is going to be entering the —–grade next year.  We currently live in the ——- school district but plan on moving to the ——– school district by September.  What can I do now to enroll my child in your district for the fall?”

Believe me, they deal with these situations all the time and know what to do.  In many cases you can submit a boundary exception for your children now.  That way if you move after the start of school in September, they don’t need to start school in one district and transfer to the other.  They can start school in the new district even if you have not moved by the start of school. 

In many cases the district may wish to have some contact with your agent, or see some kind of documentation that you actually intend to move before the start of school.

One more thing to keep in mind.  Finding a home and actually moving takes time.  We are only about 2 1/2 months from the start of another school year.  

If you are hoping to find a home to move into by September, NOW IS THE TIME TO BE SHOPPING!

Lets assume for a moment that you are shopping for a home right now and find the home of your dreams tomorrow.  Even if you are lucky enough to get the home, it takes on average 30 – 45 days to close on a home.  That means that even if you wrote an offer today and everything went great, you would not be moving until mid July.   Given that school starts in early September, you will want to get started in the search quickly.

Give me a call today and I’ll show you how to find the home of your dreams for free!

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Rob Graham, Accredited Buyers Representative

Windermere Real Estate

206-321-6349

robgraham@windermere.com

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